slender wheatgrass
Elymus trachycaulus
USDA zones3 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Sizeup to 5 feet tall
- Habit
- Grass/grass-like
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
Notes
Slender wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus) is a grass for meadows, naturalized areas, and prairie plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average moisture. It grows up to 60 inches tall and has green foliage. Yellow blooms appear from mid to late spring and again in early to mid summer.
Pairs well with Blonde Ambition blue grama, Black Oil sunflower, and Pincushion flower.
Native range
AK, AZ, CA, CO, and 43 more places. See all 47
AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY; AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, and YT.